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2 months ago | 
news.ltn.com.tw | Lo Tien-pin |Esme Yeh
2025/04/29 03:00By Lo Tien-pin and Esme Yeh / Staff reporter, with staff writerThe Ministry of National Defense is to build a new automated production line with a NT$14 billion （US$431.23 million） budget to meet increasing demand for 155mm artillery shells, a source said yesterday. 請繼續往下閱讀...
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2 months ago | 
taipeitimes.com | Lo Tien-pin |Esme Yeh
By Lo Tien-pin and Esme Yeh / Staff reporter, with staff writer The Ministry of National Defense is to build a new automated production line with a NT$14 billion (US$431.23 million) budget to meet increasing demand for 155mm artillery shells, a source said yesterday.
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Feb 27, 2025 | 
news.ltn.com.tw | Lee Wen-hsin |Lery Hiciano |Esme Yeh
2025/02/28 03:00RECALL PETITIONS:The cases that passed the threshold were all against KMT legislators. The nine that did not reach the threshold were against DPP legislatorsBy Lee Wen-hsin, Lery Hiciano and Esme Yeh / Staff reporter, with staff writers and CNA請繼續往下閱讀...
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Feb 27, 2025 | 
taipeitimes.com | Lee Wen-hsin |Lery Hiciano |Esme Yeh
RECALL PETITIONS: The cases that passed the threshold were all against KMT legislators.
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Feb 17, 2025 | 
taipeitimes.com | Chen Chia-yi |Esme Yeh |Lery Hiciano
CLEANUP EFFORTS: The environment ministry and the Water Resources Agency announced plans to make the Tamsui River clean enough to swim in By Chen Chia-yi, Chen Chia-yi, Esme Yeh and Lery Hiciano / Staff reporters, with staff writers A bill to establish Taiwan’s carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) would be formulated in the second half of this year at the earliest, Minister of Environment Peng Chi-ming (彭啟明) said yesterday as new carbon tariffs are to be imposed under the EU’s CBAM next...
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
news.ltn.com.tw | Esme Yeh
2025/01/10 03:00INSURANCE:Although the total budget increased by a record amount, the premium rate would not change, as there are sufficient reserve funds, the ministry saidBy Esme Yeh / Staff writer, with CNA請繼續往下閱讀... The National Health Insurance （NHI） budget for this year would be raised by a record-high 5.5 percent to NT$928.62 billion （US$28.19 billion）, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said yesterday.
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Dec 6, 2024 | 
taipeitimes.com | Esme Yeh
LEGISLATIVE SESSION: The meeting was about to vote on a KMT caucus proposal to change the agenda when a group of DPP lawmakers rushed to occupy the rostrum By Esme Yeh /
Staff writer, with CNA A bill to change recall election procedures was halted yesterday after a legislative session concluded early following scuffles between lawmakers.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
taipeitimes.com | Esme Yeh
ELECTORAL REFORM: The proposed amendment would make it more difficult to recall officials by requiring more votes than they were elected by By Esme Yeh / Staff writer, with CNA A draft amendment proposing that an elected official can only be recalled if the number of recall votes exceeds the number of votes with which they were originally elected is based on a questionable argument, the Central Election Commission (CEC) said yesterday, adding that Taiwan would become the only country with...
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
taipeitimes.com | Esme Yeh
NEW DIRECTION: Dentists with foreign degrees are to be excluded from the program and the focus would be based on three principles suggested by the premier By Esme Yeh / Staff writer, with CNA A program to enhance medical services in 55 underserved areas would be revised within one month to exclude dentists with foreign degrees, Minister of Health and Welfare Chiu Tai-yuan (邱泰源) said yesterday, after pressure to disallow it.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
taipeitimes.com | Esme Yeh
By Esme Yeh / Staff writer Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport has launched three new and convenient airport services: premium fast lanes, an upgraded automated e-Gate system and new breastfeeding rooms. With global tourism reviving after the COVID-19 pandemic, the airport continues to improve the airport experience, aiming to provide travelers with immigration procedures and airport services that are more convenient, efficient and thoughtful.
